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Jack Capuano

Head Coach

Jack Capuano was named head coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on April 30, 2007. Jack served as an associate coach last season with the Sound Tigers. In the 2005-06 season, Capuano was an assistant coach for the New York Islanders.

Prior to joining the Islanders, Capuano served as the head coach of the 2005 U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the Five Nations Cup in Slovakia.

From 1997 - 2005, the Rhode Island native was with the Pee Dee Pride of the East Coast Hockey League. As general manager and while serving several stints as head coach, Capuano led the Pride to a record of 312-206-52. In 1998-99, Capuano coached Pee Dee to a regular season record of 51-14-4 and to the ECHL Final.

Capuano, who turned 41 on July 7, began his coaching career in 1995 as an assistant coach with the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks of the ECHL after ending a pro playing career that included stints with the Boston, Vancouver and Toronto of the NHL and Springfield and Maine of the American Hockey League.

The former First Team All American captained the University of Maine to a Hockey East championship and NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 1988.

Jack and his wife Donna have two children, a daughter Adriana and a son Anthony.

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